“The train does not run through a real tunnel, but it will take you through a ‘green’ one” “When the air-conditioner is turned on and...
Kanako, a maiko from Miyagawacho, Kyoto, does the ceremonial first pitch in Koshien Baseball Stadium on May 22, 2019. The weather in Japan is...
Osaka Metro Southern Harbor Port Town Line ‘Neutram’ trains are lined up in the Nakafuto railyard, Suminoe District, Osaka City. (Photo by Kenji Suzuki; Canon EOS...
It turns out that wishing for the cold to subside and a fruitful spring to unfold is a more common sentiment than one might...
The Toka Ebisu Festival, known as ”Ebessan” among the locals, has just been held at Osaka’s Imamiya Ebisu Shrine. Every year just after...
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the 25 most-read articles of the past 12...
The Keio Plaza Hotel screams elegance. With its many branches in Tokyo's Shinjuku district and other locations, it has always delighted guests with...
A friend of mine once told me, “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. But I have one great addiction: gacha machines.” For...
We are in JR Ueno Station, Tokyo, and it’s just past noon. The train directed towards Utsunomiya pulls into platform 13. A public announcement...
For adrenaline junkies it can be a bit stifling at times to live in city like Tokyo — there is no parachuting or mountain gliding...
Put on your craziest costume. Add a mask, hat, or overalls—you name it. Then fasten your seat belt, because today we are Mario Karting in...
If you need glasses of any shape, type, or color, look no further than the Reading Glasses Museum. This corner shop in the Minami-Ikebukuro...
